Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing I Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points. Type your name above and your answers below directly on this form. Click Save as and save the file with the assignment name and your last name (e.g., “NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith”). When you are finished, submit the form to the Week 2 Caring for Populations: Windshield Survey Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Your Name: Tamika Taylor-Chinn Date: 3/11/15 Your Instructor’s Name: Criteria Your response 1. Community introduction: Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting. Fayetteville is a city located in Fayette County in Georgia. According to the 2013 census, its population is estimated at 16,370. Racial makeup is White alone – 55%, African Americans – 33.9%, Asian – 6.6% and Hispanic – 2.8%. Comment by Vicki: A bit more detail about the character of the community would strengthen this section. 2. Windshield survey a. vitality Majorly Caucasian females ages 35-65 visible out in the yard gardening and conversing among each other. Healthy, well-kept and well dressed. No disabilities seen. Appears to be in good mental and physical health. No pregnant women, tourists or visitors seen. Comment by Vicki: Tamika, see assignment criteria asking that your paragraphs be in complete sentences. Comment by Vicki: Were any other ethnicities seen? Males? Any older adults or young adults, teens, or children? b. Indicators of social and economic conditions Homes appear to be in very good condition. Clean and manicured yards. Nearby shopping center within walking distance with grocery and clothing stores. Transportation is mainly by car. No bus lines. No public housing. Unemployed or homeless people are not visible. Local schools awarded National Blue Ribbon. Comment by Vicki: Is the housing all single-family dwellings, or are there some apartments>? What industries are in the area, or where do people work in the area? Are there help wanted signs, for example? Could you see childcare facilities? What types of schools are in the area? c. Health resources Nearest hospital is 10 miles away. Numerous amounts of pharmacies and physician offices. Local clinic 5 miles away. Comment by Vicki: See the list of indicators on p. 97 of Nies & McEwen for additional areas to be addressed in this section. d. Environmental conditions related to health Very clean environment. Trash disposed of properly. Not a lot of street lights. Roads are paved and in good condition. Very light traffic. Adequate traffic signs. Not a lot of sidewalks. No recreational facilities nearby. Nearest park 10 miles ...

1. Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health
Nursing I
Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield
Survey Form
Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community
Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc
Sharing for specific instructions in order to complete the
information below. This assignment is worth 150 points.
Type your name above and your answers below directly on this
form. Click Save as and save the file with the assignment name
and your last name (e.g., “NR443 Windshield Survey
Form_Smith”). When you are finished, submit the form to the
Week 2 Caring for Populations: Windshield Survey Dropbox by
the deadline indicated in your guidelines.
Your Name: Tamika Taylor-Chinn Date: 3/11/15
Your Instructor’s Name:
Criteria
Your response
1. Community introduction:
Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It
should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your
work setting.
Fayetteville is a city located in Fayette County in Georgia.
According to the 2013 census, its population is estimated at
16,370. Racial makeup is White alone – 55%, African
Americans – 33.9%, Asian – 6.6% and Hispanic – 2.8%.
Comment by Vicki: A bit more detail about the character
of the community would strengthen this section.
2. Windshield survey
a. vitality
Majorly Caucasian females ages 35-65 visible out in the yard
gardening and conversing among each other. Healthy, well-kept

2. and well dressed. No disabilities seen. Appears to be in good
mental and physical health. No pregnant women, tourists or
visitors seen. Comment by Vicki: Tamika, see assignment
criteria asking that your paragraphs be in complete sentences.
Comment by Vicki: Were any other ethnicities seen?
Males? Any older adults or young adults, teens, or children?
b. Indicators of social and economic conditions
Homes appear to be in very good condition. Clean and
manicured yards. Nearby shopping center within walking
distance with grocery and clothing stores. Transportation is
mainly by car. No bus lines. No public housing. Unemployed or
homeless people are not visible. Local schools awarded
National Blue Ribbon. Comment by Vicki: Is the housing all
single-family dwellings, or are there some apartments>? What
industries are in the area, or where do people work in the area?
Are there help wanted signs, for example? Could you see
childcare facilities? What types of schools are in the area?
c. Health resources
Nearest hospital is 10 miles away. Numerous amounts of
pharmacies and physician offices. Local clinic 5 miles away.
Comment by Vicki: See the list of indicators on p. 97 of
Nies & McEwen for additional areas to be addressed in this
section.
d. Environmental conditions related to health
Very clean environment. Trash disposed of properly. Not a lot
of street lights. Roads are paved and in good condition. Very
light traffic. Adequate traffic signs. Not a lot of sidewalks. No
recreational facilities nearby. Nearest park 10 miles away.
Restaurants visible and nearby. No public restrooms.
Comment by Vicki: What types of restaurants?
e. Social functioning
A lot of families present. Children that is visible being cared for
by mother or caretaker. Women conversing in yard.
Neighborhood meeting sign posted. No churches or places of
worship within 10 mile radius. No gang activity, drug or alcohol
dependence visible. Comment by Vicki: No males are

3. mentioned thus far in the description. This could be significant.
f. Attitude toward healthcare
There is a neighborhood exercise group that walks 3 miles every
day. Local gym is 5 miles away. Herb shop within 5 miles. No
alternative medicine practitioners. No health related
advertisement.
3. Conclusion:
Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What
problems did you identify?
Overall this seems to be a affluent neighborhood with nice clean
single family homes. Mostly older females present in the yard.
All of the houses are well kept and yards are manicured. Group
of individuals walking, which I am told is a daily thing. There
is access to healthcare as many of the physician offices are
within walking distance. Pharmacy and grocery store, as well
as, restaurants are within walking distance. At night there is not
adequate lighting, the neighborhood is very dark which can
create a safety issue. Near a busy intersection where pedestrian
signs are confusing. Comment by Vicki: Consider including this
in your environmental conditions section and use this
conclusion area to summarize your findings.
4. References:
OPTIONAL: List any references that you cited.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1328968.html
www.fcboe.org
Criteria
Points Possible
Points Earned
Comments
Introduction of Community Data
10
8
Windshield Survey

4. 120
95
Tamika, your actual survey findings are very brief. Nies &
McEwen have a list of areas on p. 97 – See my inserted
comments.
Conclusion
10
8
See my comment.
Mechanics
10
9
There are a few grammatical issues. Your reference should be in
APA format.
Total Points
150
115
NR443 Windshield Survey Form 11/18/13
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Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community
Health Nursing
NR443 Guidelines for Caring for Populations
Milestone 2: Assessment and Diagnosis
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an opportunity to utilize
community assessment strategies, uncover a community health
problem, and identify the components of the problem related to
the community dynamics.
Course Outcomes

5. This assignment enables the student to meet the following
Course Outcomes.
CO 1. Evaluate the planning of delivery of care to individuals,
families, aggregates, and communities in a variety of healthcare
settings based on theories and principles of nursing and related
disciplines. (PO 1)
CO 2. Integrate clinical judgment in professional decision-
making and implementation of the nursing process through
analysis of community health nursing practice. (PO 4)
CO 7. Accept accountability for personal and professional
development as part of the life-long learning process. (PO 5)
Due Date
Submit to the appropriate basket in the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m.
MT Sunday of Week 4.
Points
225 pointsDirections
This paper is expected to be no more than four pages in length
(not including the title page and reference list). Typical papers
are usually three pages. Below are the requirements for
successful completion of this paper.
· Introduction: This should catch the reader’s attention with
interesting facts and supporting sources and include the purpose
statement of the paper. This should be no more than one or two
paragraphs.
· Community: Identify the community by name that you will be
using for this paper and provide a brief, general description of
the community. Your community should be the area where you
live or work. This should be one or two paragraphs.
· Demographic and epidemiological data: Compile a range of
demographic (population description) and epidemiological
(causes of health problems and death) data for your community
by examining census reports, vital statistic reports, city records,
morbidity and mortality reports, and other agency sources.
Using these data, describe the community and the problem.
Compare your community data to state or national data. This
comparison will help to identify a community health problem

6. specific to your community. A summary of these data should be
no more than one page.
· Windshield survey: Provide a brief summary of the findings
from your first assignment. Make sure to discuss elements that
link your observations to your identified problem. This should
be no more than one or two paragraphs.
· Problem: Using the assessment data, identify the problem that
you consider to be a priority concern. Provide a rationale for
your choice and relate your choice to one of the Healthy People
2020 specific numbered objectives. Healthy People objectives
are located within a topic area under the Objectives page. Your
rationale should also include why this is specifically a problem
in your community. This should be no more than three
paragraphs. Include support of your rationale with at least two
scholarly sources such as professional journal articles related to
your problem.
· Summary: The summary paragraph of your paper should
include a statement about the problem, the population at risk for
this problem, and the major direct or indirect factors that
contribute to this problem. This information should be no more
than one or two paragraphs.
· Reference page: All references cited within the paper should
be included on a separate References page.Guidelines
· Application: Use Microsoft Word 2010™ to create this
assignment.
· Use the categories above as APA headings for the sections of
your paper.
· Length: This paper is expected to be no more than four pages
in length (not including the title page and reference list).
Typical papers are three pages.
· Submission: Submit your file via the basket in the Dropbox:
Caring for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis by 11:59
p.m. MT Sunday of Week 4.
· Technical writing: APA format is required. Review APA
tutorials in Doc Sharing and use the resources of Smarthinking
for writing tutors.

7. · Do not use first person (I, me, my, our) in this paper. Make
the community the subject even in your windshield survey
summary.
· Save your paper with your last name in the document title
(e.g., “Smith Assessment and Diagnosis”).
· Late submission: See the course policy on late submissions.
Best Practices in Preparing the Paper
The following are best practices in preparing this project.
· Complete the demographic, epidemiologic, and windshield
survey prior to choosing a problem to focus on.
· Choose a nursing problem specific to your community.
· Make sure all elements of the paper are addressed and
headings for each category are included.
· Review directions thoroughly.
· Cite all sources within the paper as well as on the References
page.
· Proofread prior to final submission.
· Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final
submission.
· Use the A column of the rubric below to ensure that you have
included all the needed elements.
· Abide by the CCN academic integrity policy.
Grading Rubric: Milestone 2: Assessment and Diagnosis (225
points)
Criteria
A
(92–100%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance
B
(84–91%)
Very good or high level of performance
C
(76–83%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance

8. F
(0–75%)
Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Pts
Introduction
10 points
Catches the reader’s attention with interesting facts and
supporting sources; includes the purpose of the paper
(9–10 points)
No purpose provided but “hook” is present
(8 points)
Purpose of paper discussed; hook to get reader interested is
missing
(7 points)
No purpose provided and no attention-getting hook
(0–6 points)
/10
Community Data
25 points
Community identified and briefly described
(23–25 points)
Community identified but description missing
(21–22 points)
Community not identified and/or not described
(19–20 points)
Community not identified and not described
(0–18 points)
/25
Demographic and Epidemiological Data
50 points
A range of demographic and epidemiological data for your
community examined by census reports, vital statistic reports,
city records, morbidity, and/or mortality rates and other agency
sources, and compared to state or national data
(46–50 points)
Some demographic and epidemiological data described or

9. missing state or national comparison
( 42–45 points)
Little demographic and epidemiological data and missing state
or national comparisons
( 38–41 points)
Lacking demographic and epidemiological data and missing
state or national comparisons
(0–37points)
/ 50
Windshield Survey
10 points
Community windshield survey findings briefly described;
findings relate to identified problem
(9–10 points)
Windshield survey findings described but not clearly related to
identified problem
(8 points)
Windshield survey lacks sufficient assessment and relation to
identified problem
(7 points)
Windshield survey findings not described
(0–6 points)
/10
Problem
50 points
Assessment data used to identify the problem; rationale
provided for your choice and related to one of the Healthy
People objectives; supportive data provided to validate this as a
problem in your community
(46–50 points)
Problem not related to Healthy People objective or lacks
rationale or lacks supportive data
(42–45 points)
Problem not related to Healthy People objective and lacks
rationale or lacks supportive data
(38–41 points)

10. Problem not related to Healthy People objective, lacks
rationale, and lacks supportive data
(0–37 points)
/50
Application of Evidence-Based Literature
30 points
Two or more quality references from professional literature
cited that clearly support your rationale
( 28–30 points)
Two references cited, but information in reference may be
biased or not directly relevant to your rationale
( 25–27 points)
Only one reference cited that is directly relevant to rationale
( 23–24 points)
No references cited or one reference cited that is not relevant to
rationale
(0–22 points)
/ 30
Summary
10 points
Includes a statement about the problem, the population at risk
for this problem, and the major factors that contribute to the
problem
(9–10 points)
Summary lacks reiteration of identified problem or population
at risk or contributing factors
(8 points)
Summary lacks two or more of the following: reiteration of
identified problem, population at risk, and contributing factors
(7 points)
Summary unsatisfactory or not completed
(0–6 points)
/10
Presentation
20 points
Discussion well organized and logically supports analysis and

11. reasoning; structure clear and compelling to reader; easy to
follow author's reasoning; paragraphs linked together in logical
ways; main ideas stand out
(19–20 points)
Discussion accurate but limited; some attempt at organization
apparent, but in general paper does not flow well
(17–18 points)
Paper comes across as disjointed or rambling; flow of paper
difficult to follow
(15–16 points)
Discussion has errors in content; no discernible attempt at
organization; paper is chaotic
(0–14 points)
/20
Mechanics
20 points
· Title page, running head, and page numbers (3)
· Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure correct (5)
· References properly cited within paper (5)
· Reference page includes all citations (2)
· Evidence of spelling and grammar checks (5)
(19–20 points)
· Minimal errors in APA title page noted
· Minimal errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or sentence
structure noted
· Citations present but not in correct format
· References present, with minimal errors in format
· Minimal red or green wavy lines within document
(17–18 points)
· Multiple errors in APA format
· Several grammar and punctuation errors noted
(15–16 points)
· Citations missing
· References missing or incomplete
· No evidence of proofreading prior to submitting paper
(0–14 points)

12. /20
Total Points
/225
NR443 Milestone 2 Assessment Diagnosis Guidelines updated
12/16/13 LS
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